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Gotham Writers Workshop “Fiction Writing”

Published: October 11, 2025; Aithor: Julia Sonrisa

When: October 19, 2025
Where: P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts

Address: 180 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002, United States

Phone: +1 212-546-7536

Web: https://www.ptknitwear.com/

P&T Knitwear is pleased to welcome back Gotham Writers for a series of free writing workshops.

Explore the craft of writing prose fiction with this quick introductory workshop, where we’ll guide you through some of the most essential elements of creating a compelling story. Attendees will have the opportunity to do some freewriting and learn about the form from seasoned fiction writer and faculty member at Gotham Writers Workshop, Arlaina Tibensky.

About the instructor:

Arlaina Tibensky is the author of the novel And Then Things Fall Apart (Simon & Schuster). Her short stories and nonfiction have appeared in One Story, SmokeLong Quarterly, Reckon Review, The Dodge Magazine, Stanchion, Thimble Lit, @TheKeepThings, The Razor, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Madison Review, The Dinner Party Download, and New Stories from the Midwest, 2018. She has received “The Best of the Net,” “Best Small Fictions,” and Pushcart nominations for her flash fiction. She holds a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University.

Time: 3:00 pm EDT

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